Amman vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$383
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
68
97
🏙️ Population
4.01M
8.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5667th and 5th ($1004 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and the United States, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs New York City

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Amman New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$9.78
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108